Famous Birthdays for June 11th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1403 – John IV, Duke of Brabant (d. 1427)
• 1456 – Anne Neville, Princess of Wales and Queen of England (d. 1485)^[7]
• 1540 – Barnabe Googe, English poet and translator (d. 1594)
• 1555 – Lodovico Zacconi, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1627)
• 1572 – Ben Jonson, English poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1637)
• 1585 – Evert Horn, Swedish soldier (d. 1615)
• 1588 – George Wither, English poet (d. 1667)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1620 – John Moore, English businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of London (d. 1702)
• 1655 – Antonio Cifrondi, Italian painter (d. 1730)
• 1662 – Tokugawa Ienobu, Japanese shōgun (d. 1712)
• 1672 – Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (d. 1749)
• 1690 – Giovanni Antonio Giay, Italian composer (d. 1764)
• 1696 – James Francis Edward Keith, Scottish-Prussian field marshal (d. 1758)
• 1697 – Francesco Antonio Vallotti, Italian organist and composer (d. 1780)
• 1704 – Carlos Seixas, Portuguese harpsichord player and composer (d. 1742)
• 1709 – Joachim Martin Falbe, German painter (d. 1782)
• 1712 – Benjamin Ingham, American missionary (d. 1772)
• 1723 – Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (d. 1788)
• 1726 – Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (d. 1746)
• 1741 – Joseph Warren, American physician and general (d. 1775)
• 1776 – John Constable, English painter and academic (d. 1837)
• 1796 – François-Louis Cailler, Swiss chocolatier (d. 1852)^[8]
• 1797 – José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran philosopher and theorist (d. 1855)
• 1807 – James F. Schenck, American admiral (d. 1882)
• 1815 – Julia Margaret Cameron, Indian-Sri Lankan photographer (d. 1879)
• 1818 – Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and academic (d. 1903)
• 1829 – Edward Braddon, English-Australian politician, 18th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1904)
• 1832 – Lucy Pickens, American wife of Francis Wilkinson Pickens (d. 1899)
• 1834 – Johann Bauschinger, German mechanical engineer and physicist (d. 1893)^[9]
• 1842 – Carl von Linde, German engineer and academic (d. 1934)
• 1846 – William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (d. 1920)
• 1847 – Millicent Fawcett, English academic and activist (d. 1929)
• 1861 – Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (d. 1933)
• 1864 – Richard Strauss, German composer and conductor (d. 1949)
• 1867 – Charles Fabry, French physicist and academic (d. 1945)
• 1871 – Stjepan Radić, Croatian lawyer and politician (d. 1928)
• 1876 – Alfred L. Kroeber, American-French anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 1960)
• 1877 – Renée Vivien, English-French poet and author (d. 1909)
• 1879 – Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player and manager (d. 1944)
• 1880 – Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (d. 1973)
• 1881 – Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish painter (d. 1963)
• 1881 – Mordecai Kaplan, Lithuanian rabbi, founded Reconstructionist Judaism (d. 1983)
• 1881 – Maggie Gripenberg, Finnish dancer and choreographer (d. 1976)^[10]
• 1888 – Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian-American anarchist and convicted criminal (d. 1927)
• 1889 – Hugo Wieslander, Swedish decathlete (d. 1976)
• 1894 – Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (d. 1952)
• 1895 – Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician (d. 1975)
• 1897 – Ram Prasad Bismil, Indian activist, founded the Hindustan Republican Association (d. 1927)
• 1897 – Reg Latta, Australian rugby league player (d. 1970)
• 1899 – Yasunari Kawabata, Japanese novelist and short story writer Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Cap Fear, Canadian football player and rower (d. 1978)
• 1901 – Benny Wearing, Australian rugby league player (d. 1968)
• 1902 – Eric Fraser, British illustrator and graphic designer (d. 1983)
• 1903 – Ernie Nevers, American football player and coach (d. 1976)
• 1908 – Karl Hein, German hammer thrower (d. 1982)
• 1908 – Francisco Marto, Portuguese saint (d. 1919)
• 1909 – Natascha Artin Brunswick, German-American mathematician and photographer (d. 2003)
• 1910 – Carmine Coppola, American flute player and composer (d. 1991)
• 1910 – Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung (d. 1997)
• 1912 – James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)
• 1912 – William Baziotes, American painter and academic (d. 1963)
• 1912 – Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012)
• 1913 – Vince Lombardi, American football player, coach, and manager (d. 1970)^[11]
• 1913 – Risë Stevens, American soprano and actress (d. 2013)^[12]
• 1914 – Jan Hendrik van den Berg, Dutch psychiatrist and academic (d. 2012)
• 1915 – Magda Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (d. 1997)
• 1915 – Nicholas Metropolis, American mathematician and physicist (d. 1999)
• 1918 – Ruth Aarons, American table tennis player and manager (d. 1980)
• 1919 – Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (d. 2008)
• 1919 – Richard Todd, Irish-English actor (d. 2009)
• 1920 – Hazel Scott, Trinidadian-American singer, actress, and pianist (d. 1981)
• 1920 – Keith Seaman, Australian lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of South Australia (d. 2013)
• 1922 – Jean Sutherland Boggs, Peruvian-Canadian historian, academic, and civil servant (d. 2014)
• 1922 – Michael Cacoyannis, Greek Cypriot director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
• 1925 – Johnny Esaw, Canadian sportscaster (d. 2013)
• 1925 – William Styron, American novelist and essayist (d. 2006)^[13]
• 1926 – Carlisle Floyd, American composer and educator (d. 2021)^[14]
• 1927 – Beryl Grey, English ballerina (d. 2022)^[15]
• 1927 – John W. O'Malley, American Catholic historian, academic and Jesuit priest (d. 2022)
• 1927 – Kit Pedler, English parapsychologist and author (d. 1981)
• 1928 – Queen Fabiola of Belgium (d. 2014)
• 1929 – Ayhan Şahenk, Turkish businessman (d. 2001)
• 1930 – Charles Rangel, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
• 1932 – Athol Fugard, South African-American actor, director, and playwright
• 1932 – Tim Sainsbury, English businessman and politician, Minister of State for Trade
• 1933 – Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
• 1937 – Chad Everett, American actor and director (d. 2012)
• 1937 – Robin Warren, Australian pathologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1939 – Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer and journalist (d. 2017)
• 1939 – Jackie Stewart, Scottish racing driver and sports presenter^[13]
• 1942 – Parris Glendening, American politician, 59th Governor of Maryland
• 1943 – Henry Hill, American mobster (d. 2012)
• 1945 – Adrienne Barbeau, American actress^[13]
• 1948 – Dave Cash, American baseball player and coach
• 1948 – Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian politician, 20th Chief Minister of Bihar
• 1949 – Frank Beard, American drummer and songwriter
• 1950 – Lynsey de Paul, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, cartoonist and actress (d. 2014)
• 1950 – Graham Russell, English-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1951 – Yasumasa Morimura, Japanese painter and photographer
• 1952 – Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Russian runner
• 1952 – Donnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1953 – Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton, English politician
• 1953 – José Bové, French farmer and politician
• 1954 – John Dyson, Australian cricketer
• 1954 – Johnny Neel, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1955 – Yuriy Sedykh, Ukrainian hammer thrower (d. 2021)^[16]
• 1955 – Duncan Steel, English-Australian astronomer and author
• 1956 – Joe Montana, American football player and sportscaster^[13]
• 1959 – Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter^[13]
• 1960 – Mehmet Oz, American surgeon, author, and television host^[13]
• 1962 – Mano Menezes, Brazilian footballer and coach
• 1963 – Gioia Bruno, American singer-songwriter
• 1963 – Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler and sportscaster (d. 2000)
• 1964 – Jean Alesi, French race car driver
• 1964 – Kim Gallagher, American runner (d. 2002)
• 1965 – Georgios Bartzokas, Greek former professional basketball player
• 1965 – Gavin Hill, New Zealand rugby player
• 1966 – Bruce Robison, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1967 – Graeme Bachop, New Zealand rugby player
• 1967 – João Garcia, Portuguese mountaineer
• 1968 – Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
• 1968 – Manoa Thompson, Fijian rugby player
• 1969 – Peter Dinklage, American actor and producer^[13]
• 1969 – Olaf Kapagiannidis, German footballer
• 1971 – Vladimir Gaidamașciuc, Moldovan footballer
• 1971 – Liz Kendall, British politician
• 1971 – Mark Richardson, New Zealand cricketer
• 1972 – Stephen Kearney, New Zealand rugby league player and coach
• 1973 – José Manuel Abundis, Mexican footballer and coach
• 1974 – Fragiskos Alvertis, Greek basketball player, coach, and manager
• 1976 – Reiko Tosa, Japanese runner^[17]
• 1977 – Geoff Ogilvy, Australian golfer
• 1978 – Joshua Jackson, Canadian-American actor^[13]
• 1978 – Daryl Tuffey, New Zealand cricketer
• 1979 – Ali Boussaboun, Moroccan-Dutch footballer
• 1979 – Amy Duggan, Australian footballer and sportscaster
• 1980 – Yhency Brazoban, Dominican baseball player
• 1981 – Emiliano Moretti, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Kristo Tohver, Estonian footballer and referee
• 1982 – Vanessa Boslak, French pole vaulter
• 1982 – Jacques Freitag, South African high jumper
• 1982 – Joey Graham, American basketball player
• 1982 – Stephen Graham, American basketball player
• 1982 – Reni Maitua, Australian rugby league player
• 1982 – Eldar Rønning, Norwegian skier
• 1982 – Diana Taurasi, American basketball player
• 1983 – Chuck Hayes, American basketball player
• 1983 – José Reyes, Dominican baseball player
• 1984 – Andy Lee, Irish boxer
• 1984 – Vágner Love, Brazilian footballer
• 1985 – Tim Hoogland, German footballer
• 1986 – Sebastian Bayer, German long jumper
• 1986 – Shia LaBeouf, American actor
• 1987 – Marsel İlhan, Turkish tennis player
• 1987 – Didrik Solli-Tangen, Norwegian singer
• 1988 – Jesús Fernández Collado, Spanish footballer
• 1988 – Yui Aragaki, Japanese actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, model, radio host
• 1989 – Maya Moore, American basketball player
• 1990 – Christophe Lemaitre, French sprinter
• 1991 – Daniel Howell, English YouTuber
• 1993 – Brittany Boyd, American basketball player
• 1994 – Ivana Baquero, Spanish actress
• 1996 – Ayaka Sasaki, Japanese singer
• 1998 – Charlie Tahan, American actor
• 1999 – Eartha Cumings, Scottish footballer^[18]
• 2004 – Katrina Scott, American tennis player^[19][20]